Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made it official: Lyrica, the trade name of the Pfizer drug pregabalin, was approved as a treatment for fibromyalgia. This is the first drug to be specifically approved for the treatment of fibromyalgia, this based on the findings that it reduced pain and improved the ability to perform the activities of daily living in a significant number of patients suffering from this chronic pain syndrome.
However, an FDA official...
An interesting article appeared in USA Today concerning the influence of pharmaceutical advertising on prescription practices by... Read more »
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When you take as many medications as I do, you realize how fast the cost of the prescriptions can add up. Over the years as my health has... Read more »
Have we been forgotten? Sometimes I feel like we have been pushed to the side. People with rheumatoid arthritis don’t just deal... Read more »
Yesterday I told you about the Obama Administration's new program aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and the FDA's new opioid Risk... Read more »
Also referred to as peripheral neuropathy or peripheral neuritis, neuropathy occurs when illness, injury, inflammation, medication, or other factors... Read more »
Are you willing to change pharmacies to save money on prescription drugs? With Wal-Mart stores in 49 states now offering $4 generic prescription... Read more »
The cost of prescription drugs is a major topic of conversation amongst Migraineurs and other patients who need prescription medications. Even for... Read more »
If you have a chronic pain illness, there’s a pretty good chance you take one or more prescription medications. As the cost of your medication... Read more »
Use or abuse? Recent studies have found that prescription drugs are now the second most commonly abused type of drug in the United States. Experts say the overprescribing of narcotic painkillers, sedatives, and stimulants--along with the rise of...
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